Panzer Corps 2: Elite – 1st Guards flips you to the Russian side
Gigantic maps and a ton of units make this Russian DLC standout.
After a long time waiting, we finally get the chance to play an entire Russian campaign with Panzer Corps 2: Elite – 1st Guards.
This latest DLC, Elite – 1st Guards, fortunately (for me) features monster maps, huge armies as well as every battle you’d expect from a Russian campaign. It actually starts with the Battles of Khalkhin Gol (in Spain), then goes on later to Operation Barbarossa, Kursk, Smolensk, and on and on.
As you begin, you’re fighting for Spain during the Spanish Civil War, while you’re fighting for the Republican (Loyalist) government against Franco’s Nationalist forces. Although initially set up as an advisory role, Russia did put about 3000 forces into their ‘pool’ as advisors (Sound familiar?). The Nationalists put up a good fight, but the superior Russian troops and equipment made fairly short work of them.
The Spanish Fight
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After that ordeal, Mongolia gets invaded by the Japanese. Unfortunately, they hold most of the strategic points on (yet another) yuuuge map. Needless to say, this Japanese scenario of Panzer Corps 2: Elite – 1st Guards is more intense and nail-biting than the Spanish one.
The Japanese have more, seemingly angrier troops than Franco’s. There are trenches around most/all of the badly needed areas. They also have a formidable air force… in addition to their gigantic army.
The Russians also have another set of (non-movable, non-controlling) split armies which, of course, you’re supposed to meet up with. Part of them are way north-west while the others are far south-west. Obviously, you don’t control these additional forces. However, you do get to watch them interact with the Japanese… to somewhat flesh out what they’re going to do to you.
Japan Invades Mongolia
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The next scenario in the Panzer Corps 2: Elite – 1st Guards campaign is… oh, sorry… that’s privileged, spoiler-y information. You’ll find out when you finally dismember the Japanese and their intense, well-trained forces. To give you an idea of the scope of both operations, the first one is 35 turns while the second is 33 turns. There’s a way to turn the turn timers off, but I never messed with that. As always, this is an excellent addition to an already fantastic game.
Panzer Corps 2: Elite – 1st Guards is available now for PC.
